...a photoBook is an autonomous art form, comparable with a piece of sculpture, a play or a film. The photographs lose their own photographic character as things 'in themselves' and become parts, translated into printing ink, of a dramatic event called a book...
- Dutch photography critic Ralph Prins

vrijdag 7 december 2012

Bintphotobooks selection of Notable photoBooks 2012

Saul Leiter ......A PHOTOBOOK IS AN AUTONOMOUS ART FORM, COMPARABLE WITH A PIECE OF SCULPTURE, A PLAY OR A FILM. THE PHOTOGRAPHS LOSE THEIR OWN PHOTOGRAPHIC CHARACTER AS THINGS 'IN THEMSELVES' AND BECOME PARTS, TRANSLATED INTO PRINTING INK, OF A DRAMATIC EVENT CALLED A BOOK... - DUTCH PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIC RALPH PRINS

Bintphotobooks selection of Notable photoBooks published in 2012 (in order of purchase)

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